I want everyone who creates content to read this post very carefully and take it very seriously.

The next time you are inspired to make an animation about a cool song you heard on the radio, DON'T, unless you are comfortable with the idea of only sharing it with yourself and a few close friends. Otherwise, take that inspiration and find a song you have permission to use. There are thousands of artists in the Audio Portal who are available for that sort of thing, as well as independent artists across the web who can be contacted for permission.

The next time you need art for your game or movie, DO NOT image search Google and grab something from the results. Many of those items are registered with enforcement agencies that will levy strict penalties for unlicensed use.

I know the web and Newgrounds have been like the wild west, but times are changing.

Newgrounds will be a better place if everyone here learns to work together instead of turning outward for resources. If you need a background, song, title screen, etc., someone here can help you with it. We will continue to work to make that easier, because there is no alternative.

If you are starting a project now and hope to be featured on NG when you're done, keep this post in mind. Content featuring original art and audio will be king. Parodies are still fair game and part of our culture, but you've probably already noticed only a handful of sprite movies have made front page this year.

I had a feeling this would happen sooner or later, especially when other sites get a lot of shit for copyrighted content they have. I don't make flash animations these days with the exception of special occasions but I will keep this in mind if I have a small idea I'll actually go ahead with.

If you are starting a project now and hope to be featured on NG when you're done, keep this post in mind. Content featuring original art and audio will be king. Parodies are still fair game and part of our culture, but you've probably already noticed only a handful of sprite movies have made front page this year.

Also dicks are still ok.

I am okay with this news. I'd like to see more NG audio in our own flashes, and we have an army of artists of many types. Original content is king.

I am not sure if that is copyrighted or not... typically, whenever I do a solo project, I stretch inwards to Newgrounds. (That sounded sexual) Newgrounds has many portals, each designed for their own specific purposes. Each portal creates a community, and those communities are brought together because each community needs eachoter to create games, animations, art, lit, and music. If I need a song for my upcoming game, I go to the audio community and look for some exciting music. If I need an BG artist for an animation, I go to the art portal and look for someone who is great with drawing backgrounds.

Newgrounds is an awesome community and I think we all need to learn to work together more often, which is already done a lot gladly!

So gay! The internet should be a free play zone for content. Does this have to do with that fucking wiki leaks guy? Or are all sites just getting shit? And who's giving the, shit?

Yeah originality is the way to go, but this is gonna be harmful to what NG stands for. Plus the user base is all amateur and very young. So to insist that content be all made by the owner or from here is even more difficult.

I love the idea. Original content is the way to go.
In the audio portal, copyrighted sampling has been against the rules for as long as I can remember, it was about time that that rule moved on the flash portal.

At 12/10/10 11:29 AM, FatKidWitAJetPak wrote:
So, I would not be allowed to use this nature music?

I didn't hear any music or nature sounds in here, unless you meant the lightning sounds, which I think are you. :)

But anyone who is really serious about animating should consider buying a CD with ambient sounds such as storms, wind, oceans, etc... There are a lot of cheap CDs for that sort of thing, in fact this would be a good project for the Wiki. Ultimately we should also gather up as many free resources as we can.

Fuck this shit. Maybe you all aren't aware of the "fair use" clause in the copyright law which basically says you can't use someone else's work for lucrative purposes, but you my use it for instructional and other non-profit ends.

If I wanna make a music video about Eminem's lose yourself, and I'm not making any money off the video then go ahead and sue me. You'll lose.

At 12/10/10 11:36 AM, omegared wrote:
So gay! The internet should be a free play zone for content. Does this have to do with that fucking wiki leaks guy? Or are all sites just getting shit? And who's giving the, shit?

I kinda doubt it.. I'm sure it didn't help.. But using copyrighted materials has been taboo for quite a while.. It's not a bad thing at all :) it means more and more people within this community will have a chance to get involved in creating content a million times better than bullshit in mainstream media.

Yeah originality is the way to go, but this is gonna be harmful to what NG stands for. Plus the user base is all amateur and very young. So to insist that content be all made by the owner or from here is even more difficult.

dude.. "Newgrounds.. Everything, by Everyone". Thats what newgrounds stands for.
Yeah a large portion of NG is compiled of young amateurs.. But helloo thats why we have this amazing community! There's tons of recourses/tutorials/contests here for aspiring artists/writers/musicians/ etc. to better understand, and perfect their craft!

IM GONNA COPYRIGHT ALL DICKS ON THE INTERNET THEN PROFIT D:Fair use is appliable in the US, where NG is based, so that's all good. However, there are a number of users who actually submit content and make money from it, and not always give the full credit they should according to Fair Use. If I'm not mistaken, parodies are the safest card to play when you use copyrighted material, but it's been a while since I read up on Fair Use...

Either way, the best thing to do is to simply use what's available, or get something custom made, be it audio, artwork VA-talents or whatever. Like Tom says, the talent is right here on this site, so GOGOGO NG-COLLABS!